Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-02-25

Within few days occurred tho tragedy which
filled the heart of Logan with hatred for the
whites. number OF white mcn led by n
Captain Crcsap, attacked, without provocation,
one OF Logan's camps, and killed number OF
| his followers and some OF his own family. Son
| after this other white mon, among whom was
| n notorious character named Daniel G,pgt-
house, committed dreadful crime. There was
| nm indian encnmpment opposite their post,
and 1t was determined to put rs many of the
| natives TO death ns possible. SO, about thirty
white men, all well.armed were concealed and
| Greathouso crossed the river and made over
| lures OF friendship to tho Indians He pro-
| fessed to be extremely friendly to them, and
invited them ell over TO his camp on the oppo.
site bank. A number of them accepted the in
vitntion and crossed the river with him. AS
soon as they were landed they were given nil
the whisky that they could drink, and when
they became helplcssly intoxicated thoy were
murdered. Among the victims was sister OF
Logan's, whose peculiar condition at that time
greatly intensified the offense of the white des-
perndoes The remaining Indians on the other
side of tho river were attracted by the cries OF
their friends, and when they crossed the river
to help them they were fired upon by the con-
cenled men, and either all killed or wounded
This happened May a. 17TI A few days later
other members of Logans family were muir
derod, and ho took an oath to revenge their
deaths
Logan struck his first blow for vengeance on
the following July, when he descended upon the
settlers upon the Monongaheln, shooting people
in the field and taking prisoners when he could.
In the fall of the same year q great battle was
fought ut Point Pleasant West Virginia, be-
tween the allied tribes of hostile Indians and o
division of Virginia militia. 1t was long, dos'
perate and bloody battle. The Indians were ut
last defeated and forced to beg for peace. Lo-
gan declined to be seen among tho suppliants,
but lest his good faith should be doubted when
treaty came to be negotiated ho made his fa-
nous speech. Dunmore marched up the Scioto
after the battle of Point Pleasant and came toa
halt near the principal Shawanese town on the
east bank of the Scioto, near the south line of
Pickaway County. This was the headquarters
of the confedcrated tribes, and wac called Old
Chillicothc There was but one sentiment
among the Indians and 1t was for peace. John
Gibson, Lord Dunmore's interpreter, has made
AFFIDAVIT to the effect that while in the Indian
towns Logan asked him to walk with him.
They went into the woods and sat down, when
Logan, after shedding many tears over the
huminting position of his race, delivered to
him the great speech, which Is subjoned,
speech which it has frequently been sald did
more to form the mind and develop the latent
energies of the young orators of America tsian
any other composition OF that period.
II appeal to any white man to say II be ever
entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him
not meat; if he ever came cold and naked and
he clothed him not.
During the course of the last long and bloody
war Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advo
cate for peace. Such was my love for the whites
that my countrymen pointed rs they passed,
and said, Logan is the friend of white men, l
had even thought to have lived with you but for
the injuries of one man. Colonel Gre. ap the
last spring, in cold blood and unprovoked muir
dered all the relations of Logan, not even spar
ing my women and children. There runs not q
drop OF my blood in the veins Of any living
creature.
This called on mo for revenge Ihave sought
1t. have killed many. have fully glutted my
vengeance. For my country L rejoice at the
beams of peace. But do not harbor u thought
that mine is the joy of fear Logan never felt |
fear. He will not turn on his heel to save his |
life.
"Who is there to mourn for LoganS Not one"
Thomas Jefferson said of this speech: II |
may challenge the whole orations of Demos
themes and Cicero, and of any more eminent |
orator, II Europe has furnished any more emf |
nent, to produce n single passage superior TO
the speech of Logan, u Mingo chief, to Lord |
Dunmore Governor of Virginia"
The authenticity of the speech has been |
pretty thoroughly established and could cite |
a number of sworn statements that seem to |
prove that the words fell from the lips and |
from the pencil of Logan almost in the exact |
form in which they are quoted.
or the subsequent life and the exact time |
and manner of Logans death, little is known. |
1t is believed, however, that he fell into deep |
melancholy occasioned by grief at the untimely |
deaths of every living creature that was re- |
lated to him, and that he sought surcease of
sorrow in the cup that intoXicates.
July 2S 1871 citizens from various parts Of the |
Scioto Valley formed at Westfall in Pickaway |
County, the Logan Historical Society. Judge |
Corwin, of Portsmouth, one of the pioneers of |
the valley, stated in terse, elegant speech that,
from the best information he possessed, the |
meeting was being held at the very place where |
Logan, the Mingo Chief, delivered his celebrat. |
ed speech. The society resolved to erect mon.
ument and to have Logan's speech engraved |
upon it in letters of gold. The society has not |
accomplished its task, but 1 discovered, not |
long since, an epitaph for Logan's monument |
that had been submitted to it, written by j. d. |
Canning:
Logan to thy memory here
White men do this tablet rear:
On its front we grave thy name
In our hearts shall live thy fame.
While Niagara's thunders roar,
Or Eries surges lash the shore;
While onward broad Ohio glides,
And seaward roll her Indian tides,
So long their memory, who did give
These floods their sounding names shall hye.
While time. in kindness, buries low
The CORY axe and warriors bow
o, Justice faithful to thy trust,
Record the virtues Of the just
Frank D. LOOn,iS, in Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette.